title: A rare case of perirenal myelolipoma. Diagnostic approach and therapeutic strategy.
abstract: A very rare case of perirenal myelolipoma and the problems of differential diagnosis are reported. The non-specificity of, and sometimes even the lack of, radiological and haematological data prevents physicians from preoperatively excluding a malignant neoplasm with a certain degree of confidence. Surgical exploration remains a compulsory step in myelolipoma management and its simple removal seems to be the therapy of choice.
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: d'Addessi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Racioppi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fanasca
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Zannoni
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alcini
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D018209:Myelolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology